Bethaney Phillips
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Nina Simon:
Hi! Wondering where you found the name Nicoletti for the detective in MDMN? It's one of my besties' names and, supposedly, they are all related. It's uncommon so we would be interested to know! <3
Nina Simon
Fascinating! (And apologies to your bestie for assigning their name to a character who is no doubt less awesome than they are)
I had a wonderful Professor Nicoletti in college (Denise Nicoletti, WPI, rest in power), so on some level I wanted to honor her. And it just felt "right" for the character given some of the names of longtime white families in the Salinas Valley.
I had a wonderful Professor Nicoletti in college (Denise Nicoletti, WPI, rest in power), so on some level I wanted to honor her. And it just felt "right" for the character given some of the names of longtime white families in the Salinas Valley.
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